New English Translation
Psalms 136:15
15and tossed Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea, for his loyal love endures,
Psalms 136:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea: for his mercy endureth for ever.
- New International Version (NIV)but swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea; His love endures forever.
- English Standard Version (ESV)but overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea, for his steadfast love endures forever;
- New King James Version (NKJV)But overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea, For His mercy endures forever;
Context of Psalms 136:15
13to the one who divided the Red Sea in two, for his loyal love endures, 14and led Israel through its midst, for his loyal love endures, and tossed Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea, for his loyal love endures, 16to the one who led his people through the wilderness, for his loyal love endures, 17to the one who struck down great kings, for his loyal love endures,
Read all of Psalms 136Psalms 136:15 word by word
וְנִ֘עֵ֤ר פַּרְעֹ֣ה וְחֵיל֣וֹ בְיַם־ס֑וּף כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 136:15
- Psalms 78:53He guided them safely along, while the sea covered their enemies.
- Psalms 135:9He performed awesome deeds and acts of judgment in your midst, O Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants.
- Exodus 14:27So Moses extended his hand toward the sea, and the sea returned to its normal state when the sun began to rise. Now the Egyptians were fleeing before it, but the Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the middle of the sea.
- Exodus 15:4The chariots of Pharaoh and his army he has thrown into the sea, and his chosen officers were drowned in the Red Sea.
- Nehemiah 9:10You performed awesome signs against Pharaoh, against his servants, and against all the people of his land, for you knew that the Egyptians had acted presumptuously against them. You made for yourself a name that is celebrated to this day.
- Psalms 65:5You answer our prayers by performing awesome acts of deliverance, O God, our savior. All the ends of the earth trust in you, as well as those living across the wide seas.
- Psalms 79:6Pour out your anger on the nations that do not acknowledge you, on the kingdoms that do not pray to you!
- Psalms 143:12As a demonstration of your loyal love, destroy my enemies! Annihilate all who threaten my life, for I am your servant.
- Exodus 15:12You stretched out your right hand, the earth swallowed them.
- Luke 1:71that we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all who hate us.
Commentaries on Psalms 136:15
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea - Margin, as in Hebrew, shaked off. The word is applicable to a tree shaking off its foliage. Isaiah 33:9. The same word is used in Exodus 14:27: “And the Lord overthrew (Margin, shook off) the Egyptians in the midst of the sea,” He shook them off as if he would no longer protect them. He left them to perish. For his mercy - Their destruction was done in mercy to his people and to the world, for it was…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-22Verses 10-22 The great things God did for Israel, when he brought them out of Egypt, were mercies which endured long to them; and our redemption by Christ, which was typified thereby, endures for ever. It is good to enter into the history of God's favours, and in each to observe, and own, that his mercy endureth for ever. He put them in possession of a good land; it was a figure of the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-22The psalmist tells the early history of Israel's redemption.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. overthrew--literally, "shook off," as in Ex 14:27, as a contemptuous rejection of a reptile.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 136
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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